Science Quiz for Kids - Deficiency Diseases
When some particular nutrients are lacking in a person's diet, it causes diseases known as deficiency diseases. Here is a chart to show the various deficiency diseases that can affect our body.
When some particular nutrients are lacking in a person's diet, it causes diseases known as deficiency diseases. Here is a chart to show the various deficiency diseases that can affect our body.
| Name of the nutrient | Deficiency disease | Sources of the nutrient |
| Vitamin A | Night blindness | Yellow fruits such as mango, papayaetc., green leafy vegetables, fish,yolk of the egg. |
| Vitamin B1 | Beri beri(affects nervous system) | Milk, fish, meat,cereals,eggs,unpolished rice |
| Vitamin C | Scurvy(swelling & bleeding of gums) | Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables, etc., |
| Vitamin D(Sunshine Vitamin) | Rickets(bow - legged) | Exposure to sunlight & food such as milk,meat,butter, cheese,etc. |
| Iron | Anaemia(lack of haemoglobin in blood) | Apples, bananas, guavas,spinach,meat,gur |
| Calcium | Deformed bones & teeth | Milk & its products |
| Iodine | Goitre (thyroid gland in the neck swells up) | Seafood, iodised salt |
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